This ten-day trip is a fantastic option for travellers who want to really experience Vietnam as well as enjoy the Formula 1 Grand Prix that is hosted in Vietnam for the first time!
The tour kicks off in Hanoi, which is a 1000-year-old city that brims with culture and historical significance. You will spend the weekend to take part in the Qualifying Rounds and the Main Race of Vietnam Grand Prix with lots of thrill and pills. This trip includes general admission tickets so you won't have to worry about getting them yourself!
After that, your discovery of Vietnam begins with a visit to the magnificent Halong Bay where you will cruise through the beautiful karst formations and then overnight on the boat. Hoi An will be the next stop, an ancient and picturesque town that always delights visitors.
The last few days of your trip will be spent in southern Vietnam where you will explore the exciting city of Saigon as well as the Mekong Delta, known as the 'rice bowl of Vietnam'.
Upon arrival at Hanoi airport, your tour guide and driver will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help with your check-in. After that, you'll take part in a fantastic city tour in Hanoi with visits to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and his personal residence; the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature and then you'll continue to the Museum of Ethnology. In the late afternoon, you'll enjoy a one-hour rickshaw tour around Hanoi Old Quarter.
Today, you'll have some free time to explore the Old Quarter before your transfer to the circuit where you can take your allocated position along the trackside and watch as your favourite drivers burn rubber in pursuit of a place in the official race on the following day. The top spots in the three qualifying rounds get the most advantageous starting positions in the next day’s race, so you can be sure you’ll see your fair share of thrills and spills today.
Today is the day of the main race – everything each driver and team has been preparing for will come to a head on Sunday, the main race date of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Vietnam. Every driver will have their position, ranging from pole position to 20th, and each will be vying to get a place on the podium for their team. It will be a day of thrills and will leave you with memories to last a lifetime!
Your day will start early for the 3.5-hour drive through the Red River Delta, which offers plenty of chances to take photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy fields. You'll arrive at Halong City, check in and board your junk to enjoy approximately 24 hours journey in the amazing bay. Savour a gourmet lunch of fresh seafood onboard as sail out into the mystical bay. In the afternoon, you'll enjoy some activities in the bay or just spend some time relaxing on the boat.
Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or relax and enjoy the sunrise. Then you'll enjoy a light breakfast before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowing boat. Back on deck, you'll admire the amazing rock formations of Bai Tu Long Bay. After brunch, you'll return to the pier then drive back to Hanoi Airport for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, your guide will escort you to Hoi An (about a 30-minute drive).
After breakfast, you'll visit My Son Holy Land, once the spiritual capital of Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in history and culture. In the afternoon, you'll head back to Hoi An to visit the former merchants' homes, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market.
Enjoy some free time in the morning to explore Hoi An Ancient Town or relax at the beach. After checking out, you'll transfer to Da Nang Airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon your arrival, your tour guide and driver will greet you and escort you to your hotel in the city centre. The rest of the day will be entirely free to spend as you wish to explore this manic and vibrant city.
In the morning, you'll drive outside of Ho Chi Minh City to visit the incredible Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels are an underground labyrinth of passageways, used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. In the afternoon, you'll head back to Saigon to visit the Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office which are fine examples of classical French colonial architecture. After that, you'll finish the day by visiting the War Remnants Museum and the bustling Ben Thanh Market.
Today, you'll head out of the city to explore the Mekong Delta on a boat ride on the Mekong River. You'll visit various craft villages to see how to make rice paper, learn how to make coconut candy and coconut souvenirs. Get on a tuk-tuk (or take a bike ride of three kilometres) and travel along the narrow shady village roads to visit fruit orchards. You'll enjoy a delicious, local lunch at an ancient house and then drive back Saigon.
This is a private tour with a flexible schedule. There is no other traveler on the tour. You will have a private English speaking tour
guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle in each destination. This is meant to be a sample tour and can always be customized to meet your personal needs and travel budget.
Planning the tour with Nadova Tours:
- Prompt response in 0.5-10 hours
- Supported always by private travel consultant
- Free tour enquiry, no charge
- Unlimited changes, no charge
It is an unquestionable truth that your holiday enjoyment will be increased by a good choice of accommodation. For many years of experience in tourism, Nadova Tours has established a list of best hotels and resorts around Indochina area that will bring you more benefits of competitive rates and guaranteed quality with availability.
We pick hotels for you based on:
Location: The hotels must be centrally – located, close to the main attractions or main transportations and most convenient for you to enjoy your holiday.
Facility & Service Quality: We only used hotels that are inspected strictly and regularly, must be with great performance on accommodating English speaking customers, and excellent feedbacks from our pervious clients as well.
Variety in Choice: We offer many styles and grades of hotels which are available for different budgets, tastes and culture backgrounds.
Hotel Standards Information
3-Star Class (Standard): It will meet the basic requirements for a comfortable stay, good size and clean guest rooms with AC, TV, coffee and tea, wake-up service, hot water, shower and private bathrooms. On-site restaurants with breakfast included and lunch or dinner at your own pick up. A small fitness center, spa or some places a swimming pool can be expected.
4-Star Class (Superior): Across Indochina, a wide range of comfortable boutique hotels are available with shopping, dining and entertainment facilities nearby. Featuring quality service, fully furnished rooms, restaurants, fitness center with spa (and swimming pool in most cases), the hotels are expected to offer an above-average accommodation experience.
5-Star Class (Deluxe): Top-notch services and an extensive range of facilities for an excellent accommodation experience. Multiple restaurants on site and a wide range of choice for buffet breakfast, good size of swimming pool, fitness center and concierge service round out the experience.
We all know that a good and experienced tour guide will make a wonderful holiday; a safe and reliable driver will make a worry-free
traveling time. All of our tour packages are private and 100% tailor-made so during your travel, you will have a private tour guide, private driver and an air-conditioned vehicle at every destinations you visit. This will provide you with maximized personal care, security, and flexibility.
Private Tour Guide
All tour guides working for Nadova Tours are qualified professionals and registered English Speaking Tourist Guides who are reassessed annually. They are always eager to exchange our culture, lifestyle, knowledge...with travelers, and have a great passion for their country and understand the personal touch.
You will always be greeted punctually on arrival at each destination airport. At every departure, you’ll be escorted & assisted until you have checked in and passed through the security checkpoint.
All of our tour guides in every destination are locals. Knowing the area well, they are good at guiding you around and telling background stories of the tour sites, as well as showing you the secret spots for best photos.
If any change of itinerary is needed for unexpected reasons, your private tour guides will be more than accommodating in suggesting alternatives to ensure that you always have a wonderful experience.
Private Transportation and Licensed Driver
Nadova Tours offers you comfortable and safe private transportation, your holiday will be more relaxing and less tiresome, keeping you in the best spirits to make the most out of your journey across Southeast Asia.
Your vehicle in each destination is air conditioned, insured, clean, and regularly maintained. Your private drivers are licensed and your safety is always their first priority.
Indochina region will offer you the world’s best food and the local cuisine is really a highlight of your travel here. Nadova Tours tends to include good meals where necessary and when special. Other meals are on your own choice.
Breakfast
It is normally served at the hotel where you stay. Depending on the hotel, the breakfast would be in western style, local style, or a combination.
Lunch
Lunches (if included) are usually set menu at handpicked local restaurant with comfortable dining environment where you can rest assure to taste the local flavor. All the restaurants are well selected and reevaluated constantly.
Dinner
Dinners are only included if you stay overnight in a homestay, overnight on cruise in Halong Bay and Mekong Delta or at some special occasions such as welcome dinner, farewell dinner or on your requirement. So dinners are at your own choice and arrangement, but Nadova Tours private tour guides will always give you good suggestions based on your preferences.
Food allergy or Vegetarian
We suggest you to list any food or ingredients that you are allergic to or if you are a Vegetarian and let our travel consultant know. Then your travel consultant will put that in the tour guide’s itinerary, so that our reservation's team and tour guides in different cities can make some preparations and arrangements to accommodate your needs in advance.
- High quality service and affordable price with added value
- 1 on 1 travel consultant
- Use of excellent local guides
- Use of well-selected hotels
- Use of comfortable vehicles
- Worry-free & one-stop service
- Excellent customer care
- Deposit 30% in advance after the tour is confirmed (by Credit Card, Bank Transfer or Western Union or Money Gram)
- Balance will be paid on arrival in cash, credit cards, traveler’s cheque
- Online and secure payment by bank transfer or credit cards
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